Group+Norms

Time/Location
• What time will we meet? Tuesday, 4/21, 2:30-3:00 • Where will we meet? E-101

Listening
• How will we encourage listening and discourage interruptions?
 * No Multitasking!
 * Don't Interrupt!
 * No Monologuing!
 * Control your Cell-Phone!

Confidentiality
• What information do we want/not want to have shared with anyone outside the group?
 * We share our good ideas beyond the group.
 * We portray group in a positive light.
 * Nothing from our PLC makes it to Phil's Year-End Skit!
 * Same policies as with others.
 * Limit sharing with administrators to group agenda, best practices, group requests.

Participation
• How will we encourage everyone’s participation? • How will the group be informed if a member cannot make a meeting? • How will we get the information from the meeting to a member who is not there? • How will an absent member share their information with the group?
 * Agenda includes Case Studies (what would you do with this situation?)
 * Invite Agenda Items through wikispace.
 * Invite Best Practices sharing opportunity.
 * Set up email group.
 * Set up wikispace membership.
 * Email regrets to entire group.
 * Email with link to wikispace.
 * Email to group.
 * Add to wikispace.
 * Send information with regrets

Support/Expectations
• What types of support can we expect from members? • How much time are we going to focus on collaboration and how much time are we going to focus on questions and comments?
 * Problem-solving discussions; shared strategies.
 * Patience
 * No idea is a bad idea
 * Seek first to understand
 * Take leadership in certain areas
 * Open door policy with each other
 * Focus on good teaching, not necessarily technology practices
 * We will monitor and adjust to ensure that the planned agenda is completed.